Policing and the Mentally Ill: A Better Approach
Inside Mental Health
English - August 01, 2019 10:00 - 28 minutes - ★★★★★ - 446 ratingsMental Health Health & Fitness Science Social Sciences anxiety bipolar depression mentalhealth mentalillness narcissism psychology Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Police officers are often the first responders when someone is having a mental illness crisis. But are members of law enforcement properly equipped for this job? There are plenty of horrifying stories that would indicate that the answer is “no.”
Join us as Gabe speaks with Officer Rebecca Skillern from the Huston, Texas, Police Department about how Houston is training its officers to respond to these difficult calls.
Learn more by visiting www.citinternational.org.
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Police officers are often the first responders when someone is having a mental illness crisis. But are members of law enforcement properly equipped for this job? There are plenty of horrifying stories that would indicate that the answer is “no.”
Join us as Gabe speaks with Officer Rebecca Skillern from the Huston, Texas, Police Department about how Houston is training its officers to respond to these difficult calls.
Learn more by visiting www.citinternational.org.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices